Sarah Louise Hardaker (born 1 December 1975) is a former
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professional
badminton
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player. She has been capped 31 times for England. Hardaker who came from
Kent
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and attended
Gravesend Grammar School for Girls between 1987 and 1994, won the mixed doubles title at the English national junior championships in 1992/93 season partnered with Lee Boosey, and also the girls' doubles event in 1993/94 season partnered with Rebecca Pantaney.
She and Boosey were the bronze medallists at the 1993
European Junior Championships in
Sofia
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, Bulgaria. Hardaker competed at the
World Championships in three consecutive years in
1997 Glasgow,
1999 Copenhagen, and
2001 Seville.
She represented
Great Britain
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at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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, Australia. Hardaker completing her undergraduate degree in sport science, and work at the
Nuffield physiotherapist. Before joining Nuffield, she used to work for the
National Health Service
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at Barnet & Chase hospital whilst also being the club physio for Tabard RFC in Herts.
Achievements
European Junior Championships
''Mixed doubles''
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
''Women's doubles''
IBF International
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
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1975 births
Living people
People educated at Mayfield Grammar School
Sportspeople from Dartford
English female badminton players
Olympic badminton players for Great Britain
Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
British physiotherapists